BERLIN 〓 Director Barrie Kosky will not extend the contract

2019/01/30
【最終更新日】2019/10/26

Director Barry Kosky, who is the intendant of Komische Oper Berlin, revealed that he will not extend his contract. The term of office expires in 2022. He was welcomed by Komische Oper in 2012 as a replacement for Andreas Homoki.

Kosky is 51 years old born in Melbourne, Australia. A family of Jewish families whose grandfather exiled from Europe to Australia. After learning theater, He studied music at the University of Melbourne and acted as a director in Australia. After that, He expanded the stage of the activity to Europe.

His success since he came to Europe was remarkable, and he received many awards in the past. In 2018, in the annual ranking by the music site “Bachtrack”, it is sharing with David McVicar the top of the “busiest director”. 121 performances per year. Also, at the Opera magazine ‘Opernwelt’, the Bayreuth Festival’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” directed by him was selected as “Performance of the Year”.

Photo：Komische Oper Berlin　/　Jan Windszus


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